Ofsted Inspector
Simon Eardley
Active in published reports from Jun 2018 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
39
As lead
23
59% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
2
Schools & FE 38 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Simon
Simon
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 82% | 66% | +16 |
| Requires improvement | 18% | 19% | -1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 23 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Simon Eardley's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 31% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 97%Teaching & assessment 95%Reading & phonics 92%Behaviour 74%Parents & families 69%SEND & inclusion 67%Progress & outcomes 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes21
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years27
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management26
Outcomes5
Personal development21
Personal development and wellbeing2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare5
Quality of education21
Teaching, learning and assessment5
All inspections (39)
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School30 Jun 2026 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Katie Devenport, Bryony Surtees, Simon EardleylowestNeeds attention
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School3 Mar 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Caroline Crozier, Simon EardleylowestExpected
- Peckover Primary School30 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Simon Eardley, Bryony Surtees, James ChesterGood
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Alconbury CofE Primary School27 Nov 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Simon Eardley, Karen StantonGood
- Bushmead Primary School16 Oct 2024 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Simon Eardley, Bryony Surtees, Lucille PollardGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Burwell Village College (Primary)13 Mar 2024 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Simon Eardley, Paul Fykin, Sonia InnesGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Lidlington Primary School24 Nov 2022 ·Community school· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Simon Eardley, Linda BartlettGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
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- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Kings Road Primary School17 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Essex· mostly positive tone· Simon Eardley, David Piercy, Jacqueline Bell-CookGood
- Outstanding
- Ramsey Manor Lower School27 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· Simon Eardley, John Craig, Judith SumnerRequires improvement
- Good
- Prae Wood Primary School4 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Simon Eardley, Simon HarbrowGood
- Good
- Swavesey Primary School14 Mar 2019 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Fiona Webb, Kevin Rae, Sebastian Gasse +1Good
- St Mary and St Giles Church of England School7 Feb 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Milton Keynes· very critical tone· Matthew Newberry, Lesley Stevens, Simon EardleyInadequate
- Tithe Farm Primary School16 Jan 2019 ·Community school· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Simon Eardley, Lynsey Holzer, Sarah WarboysGood
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